Octahedral Hexapodia

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Taxonomy
Ancestors and Descendants
Ancestor: Hexapodia
Descendants: Krakowhexia symbiotae, Octahedral Hexapodia Major

These organisms have evolved so that their 6 arms are evenly spaced around the cell. The points of these arms form an octahedron, giving it its name. This makes it harder for larger predators like Goliathpseudopodia to eat it. It has a higher concentration of purple photosynthetic material in the arms then in the centre of the cell. It reproduces by mitosis.